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North Charleston, South Carolina

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the North Charleston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29405. It lies near East Marsh Island. The Survey maps it on the Charleston quadrangle. 114,852 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 20 feet above sea level.

North Charleston within Charleston County

On record in North Charleston

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 8 records

Population over time

2 figures

North Charleston grew from 97,471 to 114,852 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201097,471
2020114,852+17,381 (+18%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Charleston Navy Yard, Storehouse, West side of Avenue D between Hipp & Second Streets, North Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Charleston Navy Yard, Storehouse, West side of Avenue D between Hipp & Second Streets, North Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

20 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of North Charleston between 1994 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks1
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 August 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 July 2012Fireworks8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 July 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 June 1999Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 June 2015Natural3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 May 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 April 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Charleston County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of North Charleston: 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Thorium, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Airco AlloysIronUnknown
Charleston County MineREE, ThoriumProducer
Cross Country MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mt Pleasant PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Ware Brothers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Ware Brothers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Charleston County

Storms near this place

46 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Charleston in 46 storm reports between 1994 and 2006: 22 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 8 flash flood, 3 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2006Flash FloodNorth Charleston3 hurtEmergency Management reported a large concrete commercial building at Goer industries experienced a 40 X 40 foot section of collapsed roof. 3 people had minor injuries.
September 1998Flash FloodNorth Charleston$413,500no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston$80,000Winds blew a 60-foot yacht off its stand and into a shed causing considerable damaga to the yacht.
September 1994Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston$50,000At Parc Circle in North Charleston, trees down, bleachers damaged, fence mangled, and scoreboard destroyed. The damage was $25,000.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston$10,000Wind damaged observed at the Hess Terminal near the base of the Don Holt Bridge. Hess sign bent parallel to the ground. SC DOT portable lighted sign blown down. Rail crossing gate damaged.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston$10,00060 foot tall oak tree fell and crushed car and did damage to small shed at Midland Park on Stall Road. Numerous large trees down on buildings at midland park. Powerlines down on Stall Road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston$10,000Numerous large trees down on Rivers Ave. Sign down on Dunlap Street. Pool furniture blown into pool at Summit Place Apartments. One trailer blown over.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston$10,000A 40x80 foot section of the roof at the ABF Freight System, Inc was blown off .
May 2006Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston$5,000Trees down on several homes in the Park Circle area.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston$5,000Large tree down in bank parking lot at intersection of Rivers and Ashley Phosphate. Street light pole down at Northwoods mall.
May 2006HailNorth Charleston-Near intersection of Dunlap Street and Rivers Avenue.
May 2006HailNorth Charleston-Ocurred at NWS office on South Aviation Ave.
May 2006HailNorth Charleston-Penny hail near the Ashley Phosphate and Pepperidge areas.
May 2006HailNorth Charleston-Large hail and a tree down on a house at Merrimac Street off 526.
August 2006Flash FloodNorth Charleston-Numerous cars stranded and flooded at the intersection of East Montague and Piedmont. Other heavy flooding at McMillan near the old navy base gate.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Large branches down on frontage road.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Power lines down near intersection of Highway 52 and Rivers Ave.
July 2005Flash FloodNorth Charleston-2 to 3 feet of water in parking lot and across roads in Northwoods Estates. Cars stalled in water.
August 2005LightningNorth Charleston-Lightning struck a house and nearby light pole.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-A severe thunderstorm produced estimated 70 to 80 mph wind gusts in the Forest Hills 2 subdivision. Numerous trees were snapped off, shingles were blown off around 25 homes, and wooden fences were damaged. One tree fell into a persons living room. One inch diameter hail also fell in Hanahan.
August 2005Flash FloodNorth Charleston-Heavy rainfall caused flooding across the Charleston metro area. Hawthorne trailer park on Rivers Avenue in North Charleston was completely flooded with some cars under water. Many roads were flooded in downtown Charleston which caused some cars to stall out. Several roads were also flooded in the Hanahan area.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees along Ashley Phosphate road.
July 2004HailNorth Charleston-Penny size hail occurred at the intersection of Ashley Phosphate and Interstate 26.
September 2004Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Two trees were blown along the 52 Connector.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Several trees were blown down near the intersection of Ashley Phosphate and the Frontage Road.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Thunderstorm winds blew down large limbs.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Several trees were down across Rutledge Ave near Hampton Park.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-A large tree was blown down.
October 2002Flash FloodNorth Charleston-Very heavy rain across the area produced flooding in low lying places and areas with poor drainage. Some streets became impassable.
October 2002LightningNorth Charleston-Lightning struck a McDonald's restaurant around 1 a.m., causing a fire that did extensive damage to the roof.
February 2000Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-An unoccupied mobile home flipped over and was thrown against another mobile home. The unoccupied mobile home was not tied down very well. Approximately 50 other mobile homes had skirting damage or skirting torn away.
December 2000Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Limbs and power lines down.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Large limbs and power lines down.
June 1998LightningNorth Charleston-Lightning struck a church.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Trees and powerlines down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindNorth Charleston-Powerlines down
May 1995HailNorth Charleston-Large tree limbs down.
July 2004HailNorth Charleston-no account filed
May 2003HailNorth Charleston-no account filed
August 2000HailNorth Charleston-no account filed
September 1999Flash FloodNorth Charleston-no account filed
April 1998HailNorth Charleston-no account filed
May 1998HailNorth Charleston-no account filed
May 1998HailNorth Charleston-no account filed
June 1997Flash FloodNorth Charleston-no account filed
March 1996HailNorth Charleston-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Charleston County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Cherokee Place0.2 miles18
Charleston Heights0.3 miles18
Chicora Place0.4 miles18
Tillman Homes0.5 miles18
Dorchester0.8 miles18
Whipper-Barnoy0.8 miles18
George S Legare Homes0.9 miles18
Waylyn1.1 miles18

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on North CharlestonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q847538The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1225072. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.